Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23

al death, SEE 10 myself, as / shut up
the cases an harded 'em back
| thought may be he'd open up an say
somethin' more, SO kept still fer spell
to give him chance, was mighty curl
GUS to know about it. BY an by he seq.
DO you believe in dreams, Capt'ngn
Not in general" SEE l cautious like.
fer didn't want to scare him out ~
never thought much about it though
He didn't say no more fer some time,
but We sot lookin' into the fire an, smok
in. That is | was smokin' Pretty soon
he fetched big breath an Strengthened
himself up with sort of SILVER
Fire is a comfortable thing under con.
troll like this, but terrible thing let loo.
Sc" SEE he.
$50 it's" SEE |.
see there was somethin' on his mind,
and purity soon he went on.
81 had strange dream last night. I
saw my little girl just as plainly as l see
you now. 1t was like, and yet unlike a
dream. | seemed to be lying upstairs
wide awake at the time, aid yet it seemed
too that was asleep
He stopped there an waited spell be-
fore sayln anythin more. | thought
maybe he wanted little encouragement
from me so l SEE,
That's singular" SEE l.
sit seemed as if heard the clock strike
three and just then an alarm came in.
My little Mary smiled, and held out her
hand, jest as she used 10 before she died,
and said, come papa, come now, dear
papa. suppose awoke then, for it
was growing daylight. But | can't get
/ 4 40 ! a ut I hos L
feeling"
There he stopped and didn't say no
more. An as fer me, couldn't most al
lers Ida laughed and joked it off, but
someway didn't feel like | could joke a
bout shat. 1t was sorter solemn to me,
too.
Wal, 'twant long afors we all turned in.
An pc more was said about it. / went
ter sleep in a hurry. l amt never &C
counted fer the way was awake so quick.
My eyes was wide open an was Just as
clear headed as ever was in my life !
didn't know what to think or it, fer we
gifts so used to benz woke by alarms that
we seldom wakes ourselves, 1t struck me
as bein' so singular that | lay there fer
minute er two wonderful about it; then
the clock began ter strike. One, two,
three. 10 had no more'n quit fore an
alarm come in. The minute that alarm
sounded it flashed over me what Jake had
told me about his dream in the evening
Wal, sir, Jest turned cold. But there
want no time for wonoerin'. We was in
our places, or scramhIin' fer 'em afore |
had time to think about it agin. Then
looked for Jake. He was there in his
an never see man look SO ceanged.as
he did Why, sir, his face Jest shone
He looked at me once jest as the horses
started, an smiled ! never see SIGH a
smile as that was, sir, en- a minute after
we was rattlin' through the streets in the
dark.
The fire was in big four story brown
stone, clean to the edge of our district.
An there'd been some delay in gittin'
in the alarm. When we got up the smoke
was pourin' out of tho winders an | see
i was goin' to be nip an tuck if we saved
the house.
Some of the folks was standing on the
sidewalk, an Z asked if they was all out
of the house.
There's four in there YETI SEE some
one"
tell ye we got them ladders up to
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ten to one if they want all suffocated in
/ side then. just as we got the ladders
set there was a great shout went up
around me an l see there was a woman
| in one OF the fourth floor windows. The
Games was burstin' out then an they lit
up her face an form as she stood In the
glare of en. Ny heart gave jump in.
1 ter my mouth, fer | had seen that face
somewhere. Jake had gone clean out
of his mind, an was tryin to place that
/ face. / thought first it was some friend
of mine, an was jest studyin' on that
as | gave my orders. The ladder want
| long enough TO reach the winder where
she stood / tell ye, sir; that crowd Jest
! howled when they see that, an l knew
there was no use tryin' to save Aer then.
It couldn't be done no other way but
with the ladders. Jest then some touched
my arm an looked around. Ii was Jake.
1t all come over me in a hurry then. That
handsome woman was the same one had
seen in the picture. Ijest felt sick.
Caps, SEE Jake, "that's my wife l
must try TO save her"
The man lowered up before me like a
giant an I see there want much use try
in to keep him back. But ] was bound
to do it if could, for / knew nothin' on
earth could get that woman out of that
there house then. The walls would fail
in three minutes. Ii could delay him
until they come down / knew eeuld save
his life. So shouted back;
ats madness Yen can't do it,
Jake"
Then / see he was movin' off & Grabbed
hold of him.
"Your wife is aeadi" seq J. "This
woman may look like her
mo, Capt. a." SEE he, an the old, sad
look came over him agin in minute.
lie want uear so tall, ner so straight, but
looked up at the woman as he spoke.
"She didn't die. The children did, but
went-wTong.
knew it without bein' told, but want
goin' to let him give up his life fer sech
as her.
"She amt worth it, Jahe" seq |, bat he
shook mo of. ! don't believe he heard
me He was just lookin' up at that hand
some face.
! tried to hold him hut 'twan't no use.
He had the'strenghs of ten men, an was
half way up the ladder before could hin
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